Professor
Group
Professor
Jhoon KimProfessor, Yonsei Lee Youn Jae Fellow
Fellow, KAST (Korea Academy of Science and Technology)
P.I., GEMS (Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer)
Office
- Rm. 545, Science Hall, Global Environment Laboratory,
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University
50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea Tel
- +82-2-2123-5682
E-mail
- jkim2@yonsei.ac.kr
Researcher identifier
- Web of Science Researcher ID: F-6635-2013
- ORCID: 0000-0002-1508-9218
- Google Scholar: y0WtkTsAAAAJ
Research Interest
| Remote Sensing | Satellite remote sensing of aerosol and trace gas concentrations Retrieval algorithm development |
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Atmospheric Environment | Air quality monitoring from ground-based, airborne and satellite platform Intensive field campaigns to understand distributions and transport of air pollutants and trace gases Ozone layer monitoring with its long-term trends |
Climate Change | Climate change monitoring from satellite and ground-based data Retrieval algorithm development for greenhouse gas concentrations from hyperspectral instruments |
Radiative Transfer | Radiative transfer in UV, visible, and near Infrared |
Education
| Ph.D., May. 1991 | Atmospheric and Space Sciences, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. |
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| M.S., Dec. 1987 | Atmospheric Science, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. |
| B.S., Feb. 1986 | Atmospheric Science, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea |
Professional Career
| 2003 - Present | Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (2007-2009, 2018-2020 Department Chair) |
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| 2023 - Present | Associate member, National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK) |
2021 - Present |
Fellow, Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) |
2021 - 2022 |
Director, Particulate Matter Research Institute/Carbon Capture Research Institute, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology(SAIT) |
| 2016 - 2017 | Visiting Scientist, Atmospheric Measurement Group, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A |
| 2015 - 2016 | Deputy Director, Institute of Natural Sciences (INS) / Director, Institute of Convergence Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea |
| 2010 - 2011 | Visiting Scholar, JIFRESSE, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. |
| 2009 - 2010 | Visiting Independent Advisor, NASA JPL, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. |
| 1991 - 2003 | Principal Researcher/Senior Researcher, Space R&D Division, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), Daejon, South Korea |
Committees and Services
2023 - present |
Member, Governing Committee on Industry-Academia Research Collaboration, Yonsei University, 연세대학교 연구산학 총괄위원회 위원 |
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2023 - present |
Member, Steering Committee, ASIA-AQ Campaign, NASA, NIER |
2023 - 2024, 2020-2021 |
Member, National Committee on Air Pollutant Emission Information Management 국가 대기오염물질 배출정보 관리위원회 위원 |
| 2020 - 2022 | Guest Editor, Focus Issue, Environmental Research Letters |
| 2020 - 2020 | Member, Faculty Personnel Committee, Yonsei University 연세대학교 교원인사위원회 위원 |
| 2019 - 2021 | Member, Science & Technology Committee, National Council on Climate and Air Quality (NCCA) 국가 기후환경회의 |
| 2017 - 2024 | Member, WMO GURME (GAW Urban Research Meteorology and Environment) |
| 2017 - 2024 | Member, International Radiation Commission (IRC), IAMAS, IUGG |
| 2016 - present | Guest Editor, Atmospheric Measurement Technique (AMT) |
| 2017 - 2020 | Editorial board, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS) |
| 2016 - 2018 | Editorial board, Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences (APAS) |
| 2015 - 2017 | Steering Committee, NIER-NASA KORUS-AQ Campaign |
| 2014 -2017 | Member, WHO Global Platform for Air Quality and Health |
| 2012 - 2020 | Member, International Ozone Commission(IO3C), IUGG |
| 2012 | Co.I., DRAGON-NE Asia Campaign (NASA-NIER joint project) |
| 2011 - 2012 | Co-chair, MEST-NASA Joint Meeting for Collaboration |
| 2010 - Present | Member, CEOS (Committee on Earth Observation Satellite) ACC(Atmospheric Composition Constellation) |
| 2012 - Present | Principal Investigator, Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer(GEMS), supported by the Ministry of Environment, KR |
| 2008 - 2012 | Co-chair, WG3(Atmosphere, Climate and Weather), Commission VIII on Remote Sensing Applications and Policies, ISPRS (International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) |
Honors
| 2024 | Alumni Merit Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. |
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| 2023 | Yonsei Lee Youn Jae Fellow 연세 이윤재 펠로우 교원 |
| 2020 | Top 100 Outstanding Achievements in 2020 National R&D, Ministry of Science & ICT 국가 연구개발 우수성과 100선 (에너지·환경 부문) |
Apr 2019 |
Medal of Honor in Science and Technology, the President of the Republic of Korea 과학기술포장 |
2020, 2019, 2013, 2012 |
Best Lecture Award, Yonsei University 우수강의교수상 |
| 2019, 2012 | Grand Prize, Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Advisor Award, Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), supported by S-oil Science Foundation 한국과학기술한림원 올해의 우수학위논문 대상 (지도교수상) |
| 2019 | Top 20 Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Technology, KEITI, Ministry of Environment 환경 R&D 우수성과 20선 |
| 2014 - 2019 | Outstanding Achievement Award in Research, Yonsei University 우수업적교수상(연구부문) |
| 2018 | Contributed Professor Award, Yonsei University 공헌교수상 |
| Scientist of the Month, National Research Foundation (NRF) 한국연구재단 '이달의 과학기술인상' | |
| Aug 2017 | NASA Group Achievement Award for "KORUS-AQ: An International Cooperative Air Quality Field Study in Korea" project |
| Jun 2014 | Grand Prize, Environmental Technology of the Year, Korea Environment Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) 올해의 환경기술 최우수상 |
| Mar 2009 | Citation, the President, Republic of Korea 대통령 표창 |
| 2010, 2004 | Praque of Appreciation, The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) |
| Dec 2008 | Citation, The Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea 환경부장관 표창 |
| Oct 2008 | Wolbong Academic Award, Korea Meteorological Society 한국기상학회 월봉학술상 |
| Feb 2008 | Top 50 Papers in Next Generation Key Environmental Technologies, KEITI 차세대 핵심환경기술 우수연구논문 50선 |
| Feb 2003 | Citation, The Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea 국무총리 표창 |
| Jan 2000 | Researcher of the Year, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) 한국항공우주연구원 우수연구원상 |
| Oct 1998 | Medal for Distinguished Services, KARI 한국항공우주연구원 우수연구원 메달 |
| Jul 1993 | Citation, The Minister of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea 과학기술처장관 표청 |
Hi Ku Cho (1933-2022) Professor Emeritus
Office Address
- Rm. 701, Global Environment Laboratory, Department of
Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University 50, Yonsei-ro,
Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea Tel
E-mail
- chk@yonsei.ac.kr
Research Interests
- Atmospheric Radiation, Ozone monitoring
Education
| 1983. 8: Ph.D. | Department of Atmospheric Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea |
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| 1961. 2: M.S. | Department of Atmospheric Physics, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea |
| 1957. 2: B.S. | Department of Physics, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea |
Research Interest
| Radiative transfer | radiative transfer theory, observation and modeling of solar radiation |
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| Ozone Layer | ozone layer observation and monitoring using Dobson and Brewer spectrophotometer |
Professional experiences
| 1957 - 1971 | Researcher, Korea Meteorological Administration, South Korea |
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| 1981 - 1982 | Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, USA |
| 1984 - 1986 | President, Korean Meteorological Society, South Korea |
| 1971 - 1999 | Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, South Korea |
| 1991 - 1994 | Chairman, Committee in South Korea, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics |
| 1998 - | President Emeritus, Korean Meteorological Society, South Korea |
| 1999 - | Professor Emeritus, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, South Korea |
